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Russia denies poisoning ex-spy in UK
AFP, Published on 13/03/2018
» LONDON: Moscow on Tuesday denied it was behind the poisoning of a former double agent in Britain as a midnight deadline loomed to explain how a suspected Russian-made nerve agent was used in the attack.
Moscow slams Britain's spy poison claims as 'attempt to discredit Russia'
AFP, Published on 13/03/2018
» MOSCOW - Russia on Tuesday slammed Britain's accusations of involvement in the poisoning of a former double agent as an attempt to discredit Moscow and demanded that London give it access to the nerve agent.
Trump fires Secretary of State Tillerson
AFP, Published on 13/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: Donald Trump Tuesday sacked his top diplomat Rex Tillerson and named current CIA chief Mike Pompeo to succeed him, ending a rocky tenure by the Texas oilman who had been sidelined on the world stage by the mercurial president.
The scientist who leaked Russia's Novichok 'conspiracy'
AFP, Published on 13/03/2018
» MOSCOW - Dissident Soviet scientist Vil Mirzayanov gained notoriety in the 1990s when he blew the cover on Moscow's secret experimentation with Novichok, the nerve gas used in the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain.
Meechai pushes court review of two bills
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/03/2018
» Constitution writers will urge the National Legislative Assembly to send the organic laws on MPs and senators to the Constitutional Court, a process that could delay the general election.
Greek football club president apologises after gun incident
AFP, Published on 13/03/2018
» ATHENS - The president of Greek club PAOK on Tuesday apologised after storming onto the pitch with a holstered gun tucked in his belt, an incident that prompted the indefinite suspension of the championship.
Trump fires Tillerson, names Pompeo new Secretary of State
AFP, Published on 13/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the departure of his top diplomat Rex Tillerson, to be succeeded by the current CIA chief Mike Pompeo.
Myanmar says UN findings on human rights lack credibility
AP, Published on 13/03/2018
» Myanmar's government on Tuesday rejected two reports presented to the UN Human Rights Council that concluded it committed extreme human rights violations, probably amounting to crimes under international law, in its repression of several minority groups.
Cabinet to draft law to regulate, tax cryptocurrencies
AP, Published on 13/03/2018
» The cabinet agreed on Tuesday to draft a law to oversee cryptocurrency trading, seeking to tax the largely unregulated market.
Refugee claims by Venezuelans surging: UN
AFP, Published on 13/03/2018
» GENEVA - Nearly 100,000 people who fled Venezuela have claimed refugee status since the start of 2017, the UN said Tuesday, as it ramped up response plans for a displacement crisis likely to worsen.